Hey guys, hear ya on the USA parts, iguess try is key word here. thanks all for the input. like i say having the original speedo ,rear stand, tool box, was important for me. but like ya say certain parts had to go overseas, picked up fender light, not made here, but price difference, and fact that my searchs were coming up empty, were factor, plus gotta admit it is a very nice piece. and again like kurt said nuttin like the originals. Later JD

What constitutes a replica as opposed to anoriginal? If you build a bike from partsall made in the appropriate era but whichwere never previously assembled is it a replica or an original?If you use enough repro parts on your original does it becomea replica,like Abe Lincolns axe? If Harley were tostart making 45s again would they be replicasor originals? Long as its good to ride does it matter?

If the whole bike wasn't assembled on the original assembly line of the factory when the factory was producing that period bike I would consider it a replica. Take for instance the Enfield Bullit. They're not replicas because the company is still producing them, even tho they are an antiquated design.

Hey all, Kurt you called it, it matters a lot,But in my opinion, agree with Conan, restored original , besides all the work involved, would hold more value, and not just personal. I would think for instance , if you picked up an all original basket, put her together, it would be an original. I know what ya saying about factory produced, but if lets say it was 1946 totally original,how could that be replica?? I know one thing, what I saw at Laconia is a replica.LOL